Fiji, May 26 -- Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Baron Waqa has called for stronger regional and global action on climate justice and sea-level rise, warning that climate change remains "the single greatest threat" to the Pacific region.

Opening the Pacific Climate Justice and Sea-Level Rise Week at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on Monday, Waqa said the recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote responding to the International Court of Justice's Advisory (ICJ) Opinion on climate change was a major step forward for the region.

"It is timely that just last week, by an overwhelming majority, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution responding to the International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion o...